Tapper and protector por toe-dancing shoes



TAPPER AND PROTECTOR F'OR TOE DANCING SHOES W. J. HANEY July 29, 1930.

Original Filed Sept. 22, 1927 keissued July 29,

UNITED STATES Re. l7,753

WILLIAM JOHN HANEY, OF NORTH VERNON, INDIANA TAPPER AND PROTECTOR FOB: TOE- DANCING SHOES Original N0. 1,684,442, dated September 18, 1928, Serial No. 221,320, filed September 22, 1927. 'Application for reissue filed May 17, 1929. Serial No. 363,928.

The present invention relates to a tapper and protector for toe dancing shoes and has able, thoroughly efficient and reliable for the a purpose intended.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toe dancing shoe with my attachment mounted there- Figure 2 is a bottom plan view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the attachment per se;

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes an elongated bottom plate which is slightly curved transversely, the plate 5 is preferably of a substantially rectangular formation and merges at its forward end in a-toe plate 6 which is disposed at a substantially right angle to the plate 5 and is thicker. The plate 5 is provided along its longitudinal edges 49 with openings 7 so that nails 8 may be extended therethrough and driven in the sole of the shoe and clinched inside of the sole as is clearly illustrated in Figure 1 so as to hold the plate along the median longitudinal dimension of the sole of the shoe adjacent the front end thereof with the plate 6 extending upwardly in front of the toe portion which is" so much used by the toe dancer. This toe plate 6 is threaded to the shoe by means of stitching 9 and with this end in view the curved edge of the plate 6 is pro vided with a plurality of openings 10 having channels 11 leading outwardly therefrom over the edge ofthe plate 6. A band 12 of the split type has overlapping ends with apertures 13 and a bolt 14 is adapted to extend through two of these registering apertures and through the plate 5 intermediate the ends thereof so that this band may extend about the toeportion of the shoe as is clearly illustrated in Figure 1. The purpose of having the adjustable band is so that the attachment may be used with different size shoes.

With this attachment on toe dancing shoes it will be seen that the toe dancer may make taps and the like both while standing on the toes and while standing flat-footed, so that both styles of dancing may be performed with loud tapping and it will also be apparent that the device functions as a protection for the shoes.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of the invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail merely by way of example since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An attachmentof the class described comprising an enl-ongated plate slightly curved transversely and merging at one end in a right angularly extending toe plate, a split band having overlapping apertured ends and a bolt to extend through the apertures and through the elongated plate to secure the band thereto in difierent adjustments for fitting different size shoes.

2. In combination, a toe dancing shoe, an

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